Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-05
GENERAL MARKETs.
Produce and Provisions.

ST. LOUIS, MO-, March 4.-Flour-Harket
steady and unchanged. Wheat active but hrln
and higher than yesterday market opened &c
better, eased off sc, huctuated within range
so &C, finally closed lsG'sc higher than
on yesterday. No. , red cash 79G7shc;
May sO4Gs 01zc, closing at S0l5c; June Sl1s a
sos, GS0a4c, closing at So. bid; July 1879 assoc,
clio ing at 1874 bid. Corn dull but firm and L a
&C higher. No > mixed. ash, SIC; April
3l1Zc bid; May 35}4 a ass Soc bid, closing at
357S a36c bid. Oats-Market wa. steady and
very dull No. . mixed, cash, IS &C bid; MAY
2Si5 a2S%c; June, 2s'sc bid. Corn meal firm st
81 90 WHISKY steady st 81 -. Wool quiet
and UNCHANGED; MEDIUM, 2lG26c; coarse braid,
l9G2lc; low sandy, l3Gl9c; fine light, lSG25-
heavy, I4G2lc. Provis ons-Dull but strong.
Pork SIS 80. Lard 81 %. Bulk meaus-Loote
lots long clenr, s. %; short ribs s. %; short
clear S. so; boxed los long clear S. %; shors
ribs S. SIX; short clear s. e. Bacon
Long clear, S so; short rlbs, S. 70; short
clear, SO 90 Hams - Very strong at Sll so
ala 90. Afternoon board-Wheat v"ry strong
2.G7c higher; corn strong and a &c higher
oats ii m and s6l4c higher.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 4.-Wheat market
steady; cash 69c bid; April TOl4c bid; May
72i4c bid, Corn market steady; cash 3Oi4c:
bid cash.
Gu CAGo, ILL March ALI markets active
and strong 10 day Prices were advancing
rather sharply throughout the entire speGu a
tive st. During the early hours wheat dragged
heavily; the marke. opened steady with May at
T9'4c, broke off to IS2ic, steadily advanced to
1870, closing at 19aIc, and was strong at the
close. Corn was quiet during the early session,
but sharp BIDDING In The afternoon caused May
to advance to- 40 &c, showing an advance Of l &C
from inside figures. Provisions We're again
very active. ne receipts of live hogs were
small, prices higher, which had strengthening
iniluc' ce on tbs market for p Oducts. shorts"
were anxious TO purchase, land as offerings WeFs
not very large, competition was suhlcient
to advance prices very RAPIDLY. May pork
opened ri SIG but when shorts began to bittthe
nrtp w., n II n uuicklV 81 barrel sol. And
closed for The day at 500 10. Lard was or a free
scale, and there was steady advance of a DOC,
closing 3Os higher than yesterday, m snort
ribs an advance of 70G 15c occurred. antsthe
sharp ad ance created almost panic among
shorts traders; the market settled back 20c and
closed j1G j5c higher than Yesterday Leading
futures closed as follows Wheat-Nos2, NJ arch
7S'sc; May 79'4c: June S024c; July, A]sc:
Corn-No. . March 34s.c; May 40isc june Ale
July 42lac. Pork-March $50 70S ay
So 30; June $50 30 Lard-March. 81 IS;
were as follows: Flour, steady and unchanged
No. spring wheat 737s a 76c; No, corn,
34}4G36&c; pork, S2n 10; lard, s. 10; sn TT
ribs sides. loose, s. IS; dry salted shoulders,
boxed, So 00G6 %; short clear sides, boxed,
IS SOFAS 30. Whisky 81 Is
NV YORK, March 4.-Flour-Less active,
steady. Wheat-Spot, Il a &c better, but only
moderately active; options opened firm, 4 a &C
higher. later rulct easier, lost imp. ov ment
and subsequently advanced Z a sc, closed firm
and speculation LES active. spot No. red,
90I5'c at elevator; May, 81 l6d9l'c, closed at
9l2.c; June, 81 G92c, closed at &c; July 81 &c
nominal. Corn-Spot, l4611c and options "a
lc higher, closing firm; spot No. 2, Asa a49's c
st elevator; May, As lea 491tc, closing at 1910
June, 49, di9llc, closing at 49]a Conee--Spot,
fair; rio, l4i4c; options, active, higher: sales
IS, $50 bags; March, Sl2 GOel2 20; April, sl2 65
Gl2 10; June, SIC 65: July, Sl2 65Gl2 20;
August, sl2 7O; 5, ptember, sl2 20; Oc-
tober, q 1UGl2 10; December, SO 10. sugar
more active and steady Muscovado A. a49 Ice
centrifugal, ) SIC; domestic, 4;4c; extra ma
nilla. 4s!c; fair to good refining quoted at "A a
574c. Molasses dull Tallow steady at 4G4l l6ci
Wool quiet easy; domestic fleece, SOa3Sc
pulled, l4a35c; Texas, 9a25c Pork firm and
fairly active. Cut meats firm. Lad 20 to q
points higher and active; western steam spot
s. SIX al 60; May 81 53a7 %; June 81 57G7 IS